Recipe of Perfect Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

Hello everybody, welcome to my recipe site. Today I’m gonna show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be smell and look delicious.

Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup Recipe. Add sausage, potatoes, kale, and mushrooms to the stockpot. Add half-and-half and season with salt and pepper.

You can cook Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

1. You need 1 of medium onion, chopped.
2. Take 1 of large stem celery, chopped.
3. Prepare 3 of medium carrots, cut into 1/4" thick discs (or however you like to chop carrots for soup).
4. Make ready 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed.
5. Take 1/2 Tablespoon of oil.
6. Take 1 bunch of kale, washed well, stems removed, and rough chopped.
7. Prepare of optional: 4 cups arugula or spinach (I just happened to have arugula that needed to get used up).
8. Make ready 6 cups of unsalted liquid (water or broth of choice).
9. You need 1/2 Tablespoon of salt.
10. Make ready 1 pound of sausage, cut into bite sized pieces.
11. Take 4 of tomatoes, chopped or one 15 oz. can diced tomatoes (I just happened to have fresh ones that were starting to get wrinkly…).
12. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
13. Prepare 1 teaspoon of oregano.
14. Take 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
15. Take 2 cups of leftover mashed potatoes.

Add pasta to stretch it even further.Check out my other kale recipes: Kale Salad with Warm Andouille Sausage.Add to the pan along with the spices and bay leaf.The sausage and bacon in this creamy kale and sausage soup give it a wonderful savory flavor, while the potatoes add just a bit of healthy starchy carb content, the cream a touch of richness, and lemon juice adds a bright acidity that really lets the flavors sing.

Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup instructions

1. In a 4 to 5 quart pot, bring 1/2 Tablespoon oil up to medium heat and sweat onions, carrots, celery, and garlic until onions start to turn translucent. (About 3 minutes or so.).
2. Add kale, arugula, liquid, salt, and cook, covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally..
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5. Once kale has wilted, add tomatoes, sausage, bay, and oregano and cook, COVERED, for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally..
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7. Add mashed potatoes and cook COVERED again for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Before the last 10 minutes of cooking, adjust seasoning if needed..
8. Enjoy! :).

Squeeze a lemon over the top of the dish and serve. *If the kale overcrowds the pan, remove the potato sausage mixture and sauté the kale by itself before adding everything back to the skillet.Some of the kale will be browned and some less cooked—that's fine!This super fast Sausage and Kale Skillet is a flavorful and hearty weeknight dinner.

Kale is a superfood and for good reason!Loaded with essential vitamins, minerals, and a dose of fiber, kale also has a nice earthy flavor that makes it so versatile!I use turkey sausage in this soup to cut the fat a bit but any smoked sausage will do.Add kale, beans, tomatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, seasonings and stock to slow cooker.Stir in chicken broth, water, Italian seasoning, and cooked sausage and bring to a boil.